"Engaging and enlightening. . . . Anderson’s portrait of Victorian meteorology is delicately and deftly drawn, enlivened by well-chosen examples and illustrations. As one might expect of a study of the British and their weather, it penetrates into the oddest crannies of the culture, from insurance companies to Hardy’s novels."

Lorraine Daston | London Review of Books

"This is an excellent book, written in an accessible fashion with many interesting stories surrounding the trials and tribulations of pioneering scientists. These stories are also richly sourced, providing factual and historical significance. . . . Weather enthusiasts at all levels will benefit from reading this book.—Mace Bentley, Weatherwise

Mace Bentley | Weatherwise

"By showing how much culture went into the making of Victorian meteorology, Anderson has made a major contribution to our understanding of how the Victorians themselves understood the cultural place of their science."

Iwan Rhys Morus | Nuncius

"Anderson provides a fuller portrait of the period when meteorology became institutionalzed than has previously been available. . . . An engaging and convincing portrait of the lively Victorian debates over the weather."

Sarah Dry | Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences

"Anderson has written an innovative and impressively wide-ranging cultural history of studies of the British weather."

Robert W. Smith | Victorian Studies